engulf
to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge: The overflowing river has engulfed many small towns along its banks.
to plunge or immerse, as into a gulf: He engulfed himself in his studies.
Origin of engulf
1- Also in·gulf [in-guhlf] /ɪnˈgʌlf/ .
Other words for engulf
Other words from engulf
- en·gulf·ment, noun
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How to use engulf in a sentence
As February draws to a close, 2020 seems to be shaping up as a typical election year, in which the political-media complex is repeatedly engulfed by raging apocalyptic dramas that the regular human public pretty much ignores.
Since May, Marshall said there was a notable shift in readers looking for “escapism” content after being engulfed by breaking news coverage on the pandemic for a month-and-a-half prior to that, which led to a bump in traffic.
How Vogue’s international approach to audience data helped it reach record readers | Kayleigh Barber | December 18, 2020 | DigidayAt roughly 15,000 kilometers across, the entire spot could comfortably engulf Earth with room to spare.
This new image reveals a sunspot in unrivaled detail | Christopher Crockett | December 11, 2020 | Science NewsThey are crossing the border from Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which has been engulfed in fighting and violence since early November, when Ethiopia’s government deployed troops to the region.
Ethiopia’s unfolding humanitarian crisis, explained by a top aid official | Jen Kirby | December 3, 2020 | VoxShe and her colleagues don’t think that eukaryotes started with an archaeon engulfing bacteria that would become mitochondria.
Did Viruses Create the Nucleus? The Answer May Be Near. | Christie Wilcox | November 25, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
Continually under them the footing shifted; sullen logs menaced them with crushing or complete engulfment in their grinding mill.
The Rules of the Game | Stewart Edward WhiteBeyond, the opaqueness was massive; to penetrate thither seemed horrible, an entrance into it appeared like an engulfment.
Les Misrables | Victor HugoThis engulfment is the sepulchre which assumes a tide, and which mounts from the depths of the earth towards a living man.
Les Misrables | Victor HugoShould he impose his galleys on those two dazzling children, or should he consummate his irremediable engulfment by himself?
Les Misrables | Victor HugoAnd for this immense engulfment, this supreme victory of life over death, what was needed?
Napoleon the Little | Victor Hugo
British Dictionary definitions for engulf
ingulf
/ (ɪnˈɡʌlf) /
to immerse, plunge, bury, or swallow up
(often passive) to overwhelm: engulfed by debts
Derived forms of engulf
- engulfment, noun
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